Peter Swirski
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381205
- eISBN:
- 9781781382141
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Discontinued
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381205.003.0002
- Subject:
- Literature, European Literature
Accompanied by first-time sample translations from Lem’s first three novels: Man From Mars, The Astronauts, and The Magellan Nebula, this chapter systematically surveys the contents, themes, and ...
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Accompanied by first-time sample translations from Lem’s first three novels: Man From Mars, The Astronauts, and The Magellan Nebula, this chapter systematically surveys the contents, themes, and problematics of these virtually unknown books in an effort to bring them closer to English-speaking readers. Contextualizing their science fiction storylines and characters in terms of Stanislaw Lem’s entire oeuvre, it critically evaluates these pioneering novels in literary-stylistic as well as popular-scientific terms.Less
Accompanied by first-time sample translations from Lem’s first three novels: Man From Mars, The Astronauts, and The Magellan Nebula, this chapter systematically surveys the contents, themes, and problematics of these virtually unknown books in an effort to bring them closer to English-speaking readers. Contextualizing their science fiction storylines and characters in terms of Stanislaw Lem’s entire oeuvre, it critically evaluates these pioneering novels in literary-stylistic as well as popular-scientific terms.
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781846318344
- eISBN:
- 9781846317798
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Discontinued
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846317798.004
- Subject:
- Literature, Criticism/Theory
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, taking the space race to a whole new level. Following the success of Apollo 11, Apollo 12 reached the moon on November 19 of ...
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, taking the space race to a whole new level. Following the success of Apollo 11, Apollo 12 reached the moon on November 19 of that same year. However, Apollo 13, launched in April 1970, was not as lucky due to equipment failure, signalling the end of the programme. If space travel fell out of favour with the American public in the early 1970s, it had been met with scepticism by science fiction writers since the days of Sputnik. Writers were no longer content with just seeing a man step on the moon. This chapter considers several of Barry Malzberg's novels, focusing on film and television. Malzberg's fiction explores astronauts' psyches, for example, in The Falling Astronauts (1971), Beyond Apollo (1972) and The Day of the Burning (1974).Less
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, taking the space race to a whole new level. Following the success of Apollo 11, Apollo 12 reached the moon on November 19 of that same year. However, Apollo 13, launched in April 1970, was not as lucky due to equipment failure, signalling the end of the programme. If space travel fell out of favour with the American public in the early 1970s, it had been met with scepticism by science fiction writers since the days of Sputnik. Writers were no longer content with just seeing a man step on the moon. This chapter considers several of Barry Malzberg's novels, focusing on film and television. Malzberg's fiction explores astronauts' psyches, for example, in The Falling Astronauts (1971), Beyond Apollo (1972) and The Day of the Burning (1974).
